A person is entitled to receive a license to teach cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology or hairstyling in a school if the person does all of the following:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-531

  • Aesthetics: means any one or a combination of the following practices if they are performed for cosmetic purposes:

    (a) Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or applying oils, creams, antiseptics, clays, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or by mechanical or electrical appliances. See Arizona Laws 32-501

  • Board: means the barbering and cosmetology board. See Arizona Laws 32-501
  • Cosmetologist: means a person who is licensed to practice cosmetology pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-501
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Hairstyling: means any of the following:

    (a) Cutting, clipping or trimming hair. See Arizona Laws 32-501

  • Hairstylist: means a person who is licensed to practice hairstyling pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-501
  • Instructor: means a person who is licensed to teach cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology or hairstyling, or any combination thereof, pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-501
  • Nail technician: means a person who is licensed to practice nail technology pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-501
  • Nail technology: means any of the following:

    (a) Cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing or otherwise treating a person's nails. See Arizona Laws 32-501

  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • School: means an establishment that is operated for the purpose of teaching barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology or hairstyling, or any combination of the listed practices. See Arizona Laws 32-501

1. Submits to the board an application for an instructor license on a form prescribed by the board.

2. Either:

(a) Holds a diploma from a high school or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.

(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.

3. Is a licensed cosmetologist, aesthetician, nail technician or hairstylist, is applying for an instructor license to teach a subject in which the person is licensed and has practiced for at least one year in the profession for which the person is applying for an instructor license and has received the following hours of instructor training:

(a) For a cosmetologist instructor, three hundred fifty hours.

(b) For an aesthetics instructor, three hundred fifty hours.

(c) For a nail technician instructor, three hundred fifty hours.

(d) For a hairstylist instructor, three hundred fifty hours.

4. Passes the examination for an instructor license.

5. Pays the prescribed fees.